Vandersteen Treo CT vs Mag 3.7i speakers

@bdp24
while the older Maggies did need a bit of volume to become dynamic and break the veil, the new .7 models sound very nice, even at relatively low volume levels. My ears and head no longer handle hours of loud music and I do most of my listening in the evenings at moderate to low volume levels and am not disappointed, at all, with the performance of my 1.7s. for the music that I most listen to. I do have to agree that the Maggies may not be for everyone, or fit in every environment; always best, as with any speaker or equipment, to audition at one's own home listening to one's own music....Jim

Maggies with subs, especially Vandy subs sound incredible.
If I had more room, they would be high up on my list.
B

Funny as they are different speakers in so many ways, but Vandy's are so open, they compete with Maggies in the area's that Maggies do best, but then you get the things that Vandy does that Maggies just can't and that put it over the top for many of us I think.  Can't go wrong with either, but it's more about what you partner the Maggies with.

You can use any amp/source and get the best sound out of them.  With Maggies, I have heard them with the same set up as the Vandersteen's and hated them.  They had to pad it down with a resistor I think it was and it was still too hot for my ears.  When I had them in the house, they were run on Quicksilver and then Audio Research gear and did just fine.